Life in the gang : family, friends and violence by Scott H Decker(
Book
)18
editions published
between
1996
and
1998
in
English
and held by
961 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
This study is based on three years of field work with 99 active gang members and 24 family members. The book describes the
attractiveness of gangs, the process of joining, their chaotic and loose organisation, and their members' predominant activities
- mostly hanging out, drinking, and using drugs. The authors also discuss gang members' rather slapdash involvement in major
property crime and their disorganised participation in drug traffic, as well as the often fatal consequences of their violent
life-style. Although the book focuses on the individual, organisational, and institutional aspects of gang membership, it
also explores gang members' involvement with other school and neighborhood structures. Extensive interviews with family members
provide groundbreaking insights into the gang members' lives. As much as possible, however, the story is told in the gang
members' own words

Confronting gangs : crime and community by G. David Curry(
Book
)14
editions published
between
1998
and
2014
in
English
and held by
647 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The most comprehensive and current textbook on gang research, gang policy, and gang responses, Confronting Gangs: crime and
Community, offers a full and unbiased assessment of the characteristics of gang members and gang behavior

Drug smugglers on drug smuggling : lessons from the inside by Scott H Decker(
Book
)10
editions published
in
2008
in
English
and held by
641 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Drug Smugglers on Drug Smuggling examines the organizational structures of drug smuggling from Colombia to the US. Career
drug smugglers describe a series of often disconnected networks that enable smugglers to best organize their business in a
way that will minimize the risks of apprhension and maximize profits

Policing immigrants : local law enforcement on the front lines by Doris Marie Provine(
Book
)4
editions published
in
2016
in
English
and held by
470 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Présentation de l'éditeur : "The United States deported nearly two million illegal immigrants during the first five years
of the Obama presidency-more than during any previous administration. President Obama stands accused by activists of being
"deporter in chief." Yet despite efforts to rebuild what many see as a broken system, the president has not yet been able
to convince Congress to pass new immigration legislation, and his record remains rooted in a political landscape that was
created long before his election. Deportation numbers have actually been on the rise since 1996, when two federal statutes
sought to delegate a portion of the responsibilities for immigration enforcement to local authorities. Policing Immigrants
traces the transition of immigration enforcement from a traditionally federal power exercised primarily near the US borders
to a patchwork system of local policing that extends throughout the country's interior. Since federal authorities set local
law enforcement to the task of bringing suspected illegal immigrants to the federal government's attention, local responses
have varied. While some localities have resisted the work, others have aggressively sought out unauthorized immigrants, often
seeking to further their own objectives by putting their own stamp on immigration policing. Tellingly, how a community responds
can best be predicted not by conditions like crime rates or the state of the local economy but rather by the level of conservatism
among local voters. What has resulted, the authors argue, is a system that is neither just nor effective-one that threatens
the core crime-fighting mission of policing by promoting racial profiling, creating fear in immigrant communities, and undermining
the critical community-based function of local policing."

Burglars on the job : streetlife and residential break-ins by Richard T Wright(
Book
)19
editions published
between
1994
and
2011
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
458 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Drawing on extensive interviews with 105 active burglars in St. Louis, Missouri, Burglars on the Job presents offenders' perspectives
on the process of burglarizing a residence. The authors, Richard T. Wright and Scott H. Decker, consider motivations for the
decision to burglarize a dwelling, explore how and why the burglar selects targets, examine how the offender executes the
break-in, discuss strategies for searching a residence, and detail the ways in which the burglar disposes of stolen goods.
Unlike earlier studies of residential burglary, which collected data from a small number of offenders within a prison environment,
this ground-breaking work examines a larger sample of unincarcerated burglars, all identified and contacted without the assistance
of criminal justice agencies or authorities. As a result, Wright and Decker were able to obtain more honest and forthright
responses from the offenders, and they were able to study the burglars' decision-making processes within the context of streetlife
culture. The authors found the offenders' needs to support activities such as drinking and drug-taking often shape the decision
to commit a residential break-in, and that burglars rarely consider risks or the threat of sanctions. Burglars on the Job
concludes with an insightful discussion that considers the implications of the authors' findings for theories on criminal
decision-making, crime prevention policy, and field research

Armed robbers in action : stickups and street culture by Richard Wright(
Book
)15
editions published
between
1997
and
2011
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
425 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Based on no-holds-barred interviews with active armed robbers in St. Louis, Missouri, this groundbreaking volume sheds new
light on the process of committing armed robbery

Criminology and public policy : putting theory to work(
Book
)12
editions published
between
2009
and
2018
in
English
and held by
378 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"In the field of criminal justice, public policy is designed to address the problems brought on by criminal behavior and the
response to that behavior. However, too often, the theories carefully developed in the academy fail to make their way into
programs and policy. The editors and contributors to this second edition of Criminology and Public Policy highlight the recent
development of "translational criminology" to address the growing movement in criminology to use the results of criminological
research and theory to better inform policy and practice. The essays in Criminology and Public Policy propose an in-depth
look at both theory and practice and how they are integrated across a number of key criminal justice problems--from racial
and environmental concerns to gun control and recidivism rates as well as police use of force and mass incarceration. The
end result is an essential volume that blends both theory and practice in an effort to address the critical problems in explaining,
preventing, responding to, and correcting criminal behavior. Contributors include: Robert K. Ax, Michelle N. Block, Anthony
A. Braga, Rod K. Brunson, Jennifer Carlson, Ronald V. Clarke, Shea Cronin, Megan Denver, Kevin M. Drakulich, Grant Duwe, Amy
Farrell, Cheryl Jonson, Charis E. Kubrin, Justin Kurland, Megan Kurlychek, Shannon Magnuson, Daniel P. Mears, Robert D. Morgan,
Kathleen Powell, Danielle Rudes, Cassia Spohn, Cody Telep, Natalie Todak, Glenn Trager, Jillian J. Turanovic, Sara Wakefield,
Patricia Warren, David Weisburd, Michael D. White, Rob White, Lauren Wilson and the editors"--

Policing gangs and youth violence by Scott H Decker(
Book
)5
editions published
in
2003
in
English
and held by
321 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Presented in this book are current practices within policing and juvenile justice (focusing on gangs), which utilize the community-policing
model. By looking at specific strategies and their efficacy, the authors attempt to combat a major perceived problem with
community policing; that the methodology of community policing can be subjective and nebulous, using ill-defined and misinterpreted
practices. This book shows what is working for agencies across the country and how these "best practices" can be employed.
Includes a focus on Boston as a model for gang policing strategies, other chapters are set in different regions of the United
States

Increasing school safety through juvenile accountability programs by Scott H Decker(
Book
)2
editions published
in
2000
in
English
and held by
298 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) presents the full text of a report entitled "Increasing
School Safety Through Juvenile Accountability Programs," prepared by Scott Decker. Decker documents the need to improve school
safety, examines methods for increasing school safety programs that emphasize student accountability, and highlights several
such school safety programs. This report comprises the December 2000 issue of "Bulletin," a publication of the OJJDP's "Juvenile
Accountability Incentive Block Grants (JAIBG) Best Practice Series." The OJJDP is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice

European street gangs and troublesome youth groups by Scott H Decker(
Book
)7
editions published
in
2005
in
English
and held by
282 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
This unique volume by eminent gang researchers presents valuable new data on European youth gangs, describing important characteristics
of these groups, and their similarities and differences to American gangs. Their findings from the Eurogang Research Program
highlight the impact of immigration and ethnicity, urbanization, national influences, and local neighborhood circumstances
on gang development in several European countries. It is an important resource on crime, delinquency and youth development
for criminologists, sociologists, youth workers, policy makers, local governments, and law en

The youth gangs, drugs, and violence connection by James C Howell(
Book
)3
editions published
in
1999
in
English
and held by
281 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"The Youth, Gangs, Drugs, and Violence Connection" is a bulletin prepared by James C. Howell and Scott H. Decker for the Office
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention within the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs. The bulletin
discusses the relationships between youth gangs, drugs, and violent crime. The U.S. White House Office of National Drug Control
Policy provides the bulletin online

International handbook of juvenile justice by Scott H Decker(
Book
)30
editions published
between
2006
and
2017
in
English and German
and held by
169 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"This ... reference work presents an ... analysis of juvenile justice systems across the world. The second edition of this
Handbook has been updated with 13 new chapters, now covering a total of 34 countries, across North and South America, Europe,
Asia, Africa, and the Middle East from an international and comparative perspective ... [This book] reflects a collective
concern about trends in juvenile justice over the past two decades, trends that have begun to blur the difference between
criminal and juvenile justice. Also new to the second edition, each chapter is formatted to increase the comparative aspect
of the book, highlighting: the legal status of juveniles; age of majority; the country's stance toward the UN Committee on
the Rights of the Child; trends in juvenile crime over the period 2004-2014; causes of juvenile crime; policing and juveniles;
courts and juveniles; custodial rules for juveniles (detention, prison, mixing juveniles with adults); alternative sanctions
for juveniles: home confinement, restorative justice, restitution, etc.; and differences in treatment of boys and girls. This
... work highlights similarities and differences between the various systems, and will be an important reference for researchers
in criminology and criminal justice, particularly interested in juvenile delinquency and youth crime, as well as related disciplines
like sociology, social work, and public policy."--

The handbook of gangs by Scott H Decker(
Book
)12
editions published
between
2015
and
2017
in
English
and held by
69 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"Over the last two decades, there have been a number of developments in our understanding of, and responses to, gangs; in
addition, the field had developed and become interdisciplinary and internationalized. This timely handbook reflects all of
these trends. Offering original scholarship on the most salient issues in the field today The Handbook of Gangs provides a
significant assessment by leading international scholars of key topics related to gangs, gang members, and responses to gangs.
International in scope, with chapters dedicated to gangs and the responses to gangs in Great Britain, Latin America, Australia
and Europe, this handbook is an invaluable tool in providing students, scholars, and professionals in the field with cutting-edge
reviews of the current state of research and practice." -- Publisher's description